Musk, who is also the CEO of Tesla, first announced that his Roadster as space bound on December 1 on Twitter. That is, of course, assuming it doesn't blow up after launch. It was built with the intention of one day getting humans to Mars. But if there was any lingering doubt, he made it clear Friday that SpaceX does indeed intend to launch a Tesla Roadster on the maiden flight of its Falcon Heavy rocket.

"Major navigation overhaul coming in early 2018".

But, noticeably, the reusable rocket system is missing the clamshell top, or fairing, in the images. Given that Falcon Heavy can put up to 119,000 pounds of cargo into Earth's orbit, the 2,700-lb curb weight of the Roadster is trivial.

The Tesla won't be going to the planet Mars itself, as Musk told Phil Plait, an astronomer and writer. -, Elon Musk replied with the only sane answer apart from the one we've already touched (media publicity): "I love the thought of a auto drifting apparently endlessly through space and perhaps being discovered by an alien race millions of years in the future".

It's unlikely the Tesla will be empty, just playing David Bowie's song "Space Oddity" on repeat. Musk also told Plait that he's willing to consider launching other objects inside the Tesla suggested by the public.

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Four years later, the company restructured to form Alphabet as the parent company of Google and other subsidiary organizations. Page had previously worked at Sun Microsystems and Novell before being hired by Page and Brin in 2011 to run the company.

Fourteen other members of the Security Council supported the resolution - a move Erdogan described as "important and meaningful". The draft United Nations resolution calls on all countries to refrain from establishing diplomatic missions in Jerusalem .

You can see exclusive new photos there, but we have the full trailer for you here to watch in all it's uninterrupted glory. Soldado , which means soldier, is directed by Stefano Sollima from a script by original scribe Taylor Sheridan .

The charity organization said Monday someone dropped a check for $200,000 in a kettle in the south Metro Saturday. All of the toys will help the Salvation Army make up "Angel Tree" lists that may not have been completed.

There will be just more than 10 hours and two minutes of daylight in the city of Savannah; similar lengths for surrounding areas. The time and date of the solstice change slightly each year, but this year's solstice occurs at 11:28 a.m.

Hayne has since quit the Titans to return to his former club Parramatta on a one-year deal to be closer to his family in Sydney. The woman alleges she was heavily intoxicated when Hayne took her to his home "despite having minimal interaction that night".

She also criticised Streep for working with the producer and affecting "no real change", saying "I despise your hypocrisy". In recent weeks, she has taken to social media to accuse Ben Affleck, Amber Tamblyn and Meryl Streep of being complicit.

Kohanski stated in the press conference following the competition that she certainly did not expect to take home the grand prize. As Chloe Kohanski won The Voice USA final, mentor Blake Shelton became the most successful judge ever with a sixth win.

The National Security Agency and British government have both expressed their beliefs that North Korea was behind the attack. The country probably employs 1,700 state-sponsored hackers, backed by more than 5,000 support staff, according to ASPI.

However, doctors said she might want to reconsider, especially with the flu already widespread. That means the vaccine should be as effective as it was past year .

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